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2020-11-30 Iraq
Rocket hits oil refinery in Iraq's north, no casualties
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IS group claims responsibility for attacking oil refinery in Northern Iraq: Statement

[AlAhram] IS group grabbed credit on Sunday for attacking the Siniya oil refinery in northern Iraq, according to a statement posted on the group's official channel.

The statement said two Katyusha rockets were used in the attack. It gave no further details on any casualties.
An earlier Al Ahram article adds:
A rocket hit a small oil refinery in northern Iraq on Sunday, causing fire and minor damage, two refinery officials said.

Firefighters are still trying to contain the fires, refinery and local officials said, which broke out after the rocket hit a fuel storage depot inside the Siniya refinery.

There were no reports of casualties at the refinery, which is near Iraq's largest oil refinery of Baiji in the Northern Salahuddin province.
Posted by Fred 2020-11-30 00:24|| || Front Page|| [10 views ]  Top
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